The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
LowNDEsv1LLE AND HER PEOPLE.
The Rains ..- The High Water ..- A
Travellers PeriI...An Citizen Wei.
coined IIOme...Fnint Hearted Low.

LowNDEsvILLE, S. G., August s, 1887.
Rain, rain.
Everything soft.
The growth In vegetation Is now so rapid, rs
I heard that there were some parties who
saw some morning-glorys growing.
Mr.. J. T. Latimer's dam t. ms fiSh pond
washed away time OF tho flood, and the most
of his fish are now Sornc1Ohere.
Mr.. J. B. Franks Is now building another
and much larger fish pond Just below the one
that he has had for several years.
MrT. B. Mauldin and Miss Julia Black were
united in marriage on last Wednesday, by
Rev. w. f. Pearson. at the residence OF the
brides father, Mr.. Williams Black, near An
Mr.. ]. @. Donald and family went to Hart
we'll last Saturday, TO attend q camp meeting
being held near there. Several more OF our
citizens would have gone but for the bad
Rev. W. S. Martin last Wednesday left by
railroad to attend the District Conference, be-
ginning on that day, ut Nincty.SiN. He re-
turned home on Saturday.
Miss Gussie Mckellar, OF Troy, who has been
at Mr.. L. NJ. DuPre's for some time, Is now at
MIR. ]. r. Latimer has made arrangements
to- and will, start in few days to canvass
several counties In Georgia, TO sell the Iaylor
& Cox ire.eXtinguisher.
Dr. J. B. MoScley went to Mccormick Sat
urday night on business, and returned yester-
Mr. and Mrs. John c. Lomax, Masters John,
Robert, and Charlie and Miss Hattie Wat
kins OF Augusta, Georgia, came up here by
railroad last Saturday, and are now occupy
ing the Barnes house, where they Will remain
for two or three months.
There is no place In the world more Snlta-
bic for q Summer resort than our little town.
Not case Of chills was ever known to origin
ate here. nor for twenty-five years, I'LL last
year. was there q case OF fever.
Messrs. Herbert and Matt. Barnes Of An.
derson came to Rocky River last night about
eleven o'clock, and crossed the WOODEN
bridge to the island, where they found them
selves surrounded by water. and It heing very
dark, they could not determine depth OF wa
ter OH the rock bridge, and concluded thai
stopped. and halloalng for some time, rousod
a near neghbor, who went to their assistance,
and brought them safely to land. :.
The late heavy rains did great deal OF
many instan ces the destruction was far more
comnlctc than last year. Some of the farmers
lost their entire crops Of corn and cotton:
w. A. Giles, ESQ, ana Master hrtnur n, uiies
and friends, In and around here, the past
week. No man ever had a stranger hold up
OIL the hearts Of any people than the SQUIRE
has upon the hearts of this. We would all he
glad to have good hearty handshake Win
4 while back two of our young ladies heard
that two of our young men, were going TO call
on them, and like Indies VII s9metimes. @ pc,
touch there. to make surrounding things
more attractive, and adding Il little here and
q little there, to their own personal adornment,
and about the time that they got things about
to their notion, they saw the men com ing,
who lust before reaching the gate, turned to
ono side and quietly seated themselves upon
some neighboring steps, anu there Whtlcd
away sometime In admiration OF the fair ones
across the way, and niayhap determining
within themselves to do better next time.
Come boys, thnt wont do. TROUPE.